ambition vs venture

ambition

verb
  • To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. 

noun
  • Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. 

  • An object of an ardent desire. 

  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal. 

  • A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. 

venture

verb
  • to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on 

  • To put or send on a venture or chance. 

  • To confide in; to rely on; to trust. 

  • To risk or offer. 

  • To undertake a risky or daring journey. 

  • To say something. 

noun
  • A risky or daring undertaking or journey. 

  • An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen. 

  • The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade. 

How often have the words ambition and venture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )